Industry Leaders

Pureprint Group is a dynamic, award winning print and marketing solutions provider with a unique and long-established environmental ethos. Pureprint offers industry leading digital, litho and large format printing facilities together with data management, mailing, fulfilment, creative packaging, point of sale and marketing collateral management services

Heritage

In 1926 Edward and Ellen Handford moved out of London and bought East Sussex Press, a print company in Crowborough, Sussex. Since 1993, Mark Handford and his sister Bridget have been the owners of the business and it is their drive, enthusiasm and knowledge that has brought together the team of over 400 dedicated staff who run Pureprint Group 24-hours a day. Today Pureprint Group is one of the leading award-winning print and marketing solutions providers in the UK.

In 2004 East Sussex Press acquired nearby Beacon Press which had built a reputation as the UK’s leading environmental printer, and since 1990 had developed the innovative and award-winning pureprint® environmental printing technology. In 2006 all production was moved into purpose built premises in Uckfield, creating a single company offering, a wide range of printing and print-related services and a cultural commitment to sustainable printing. The business was renamed Pureprint Group and is driven by an enthusiasm for marketing and print solutions, technical innovation and sustainability.

In 2008 Pureprint Group was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, won the Business in the Community Impact on Society Award of Excellence and was listed as one of the UK’s leading green companies in The Sunday Times Green List. In 2009 Pureprint Group won the PrintWeek Report and Account Printer of the Year award and in 2010 the PrintWeek Fine Art Printer of the Year, Book Printer of the Year and Environmental Printer of the Year awards.

In 2013 Pureprint Group won the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development (the third time winning this award), at the PrintWeek Awards was awarded Book, Fine Art and Report & Accounts Printer of the Year, won the Digital Printer Awards Marketing Collateral, Books and Photobooks, Year books and Hard Cover Reports categories and lastly at the Print, Design and Marketing awards won the Direct Mail category. The Group have continued to win awards spanning books to point-of-sale and their most recent awards were at the Print Week Awards 2016 winning Book, Brochure and Point-of-Sale Printer of the Year as well as commended in all other categories entered and at the 2017 Print, Design & Marketing Awards winning the Direct Mail award.

In January 2015 Pureprint Group acquired a majority shareholding in Imprint Group, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne financing the deal with part of the recent £5.3 million investment from Business Growth Fund. Imprint Group are one of the UK's leading manufacturers and suppliers of point of sale, point of purchase and large format outdoor media.

These more recent awards showcase the breadth of what Pureprint Group now offer its customers, showing it is not only known as a quality printer but as a marketing solutions provider offering a broad range of services including direct mail (including data services and a mailing centre), cross media, storage, fulfillment, point of sale and creative bespoke packaging. Find out more about our services.

Pureprint Group is now one of the biggest employers in East Sussex with customers in the UK, USA and Europe, and after over 90 years, the business is still run by the same family.

Pureprint is now one of East Sussex's biggest employers with customers in the UK, USA and Europe

Resources

Pureprint Group invests regularly in new people, new machines, new technology and new ideas to make sure we offer you the best products and solutions.

We have a team of over 400 professionals, and we run our business 24-hours a day. 250 of our team are at the Uckfield digital and litho sites, 130 in Imprint our large format division and a number spread around local offices from Leeds to Frome. We have 200 people working directly with our customers, providing everything they need, from estimates and account management support, through to technical and environmental briefings, and around 200 people working on implementation, production and other support services.

Our main production facilities are 80,000 square feet of purpose-built space in Uckfield, East Sussex. It is here that we have our dedicated digital factory with 5 HP Indigo digital presses and finishing facilties and our specialist litho factory with colour management and pre-press and proofing team and studio, plate making and 4 Heidelberg XL presses equipped with the highest specifications as well as print finishing, storage, fulfilment and mailing. In Newcastle we have Imprint our large format printing facility who provide service from creative concept through to production, storage, ordering and distribution through Additions their unique in-house developed on-line promotional management tool.

We have invested over £20million in the last five years in the latest machines and software so that customers can enjoy all the advantages the latest technology has to offer. A combination of digital and traditional printing, can produce true cross media communication opportunities.

Our new software applications make it possible to handle printing projects in more efficient and cost-effective ways. Our digital printing has opened up the opportunity to produce short run, high quality work at a much lower cost. Most significantly it is now possible to make your printed communications totally bespoke with variable data printing techniques enabling you to vary the content of your publication on the run to maximise the return you get from your marketing.

We have invested over £20 million in the last five years in the latest machines and software

Credentials

Here are a few of Pureprint Group’s noteworthy credentials• First CarbonNeutral® printer in the world • Continuous family ownership for over 90 years• First printer in The Sunday Times Best Green Companies list• £20 million of capital investment in the last five years• Internationally recognised ISO9001 quality and ISO12647 colour management standards• Independently audited ISO14001 and EMAS environmental management systems• Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development in 2003, 2008 and 2013• Sedex ethical supplier• Forest Stewardship Council responsible paper user• Industry leading award-winning print quality• 50% business growth in the last three years• The UK’s leading environmental printer

In 2003 we became the first CarbonNeutral® printer in the world

Careers

We are currently recruiting for a Junior and a Senior Software and Web Developer/Architect based at our Uckfield site

Main Purpose of Job: To identify, develop, implement and maintain Web based IT systems, seeking new ways to enhance services for clients generating true value and giving Pureprint Group a competitive edge, allowing the company to retain customers and actively grow the business in the marketplace.

Job Culture: Be Customer focused and always strive to provide an exceptional service. Show initiative, take risks but be results orientated. Engage in effective working relationships. Be a supportive and active member of the team. Make effective plans and be proactive. Learn from your experiences and those around you.

Key Responsibilities: Identify and design IT based systems specifications to enhance Pureprint Group customer experiences and offer new products and services. Research, Develop and implement IT systems in co-ordination with the IT team, operation managers and operational staff. Ensure that team deadlines and milestones are developed and met. Utilise available resources effectively, ensuring that they are fully utilised and regularly report on activity and achievements. Ensure that all deadlines are met or exceeded. Ensure that all IT systems and associated databases are constantly available and that client facing systems achieve all service level agreements. Propose new Web based client focussed products and services to the sales and marketing team, seeking feedback and market information on potential system take up. Constantly seek new and innovative ways to improve efficiency and communication utilising Information technology. Implement IT systems in co-ordination with the management team and operational staff. Maintain IT systems and all associated databases ensuring 100% availability on existing systems. Ensure all of our customers both internal and external receive an exceptional level of quality and service in all dealings with us. Ongoing management and development of the Pureprint Group customer facing system software systems in conjunction with regular senior management interaction. Support the developed systems ensuring that any issues are resolved in a timely manner. Maintain a clean and tidy work environment ensuring that all waste materials are disposed of in the correct prescribed manner and in the correct waste bin. Adhere to all Health and Safety Rules and regulations.